The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-18 00:00:00

MPERIAL PARLIAZEN HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening. The LORD CRAXCELLOR took his seatton the woolsack at five o'clock. COUNTY COURTS AMENDMENT ACT. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was with much regret that he stated he had been induced to withhold from proceeding with this bill during the present session. It would be impossible, he was assured, that the bill could be passed through the other house this session. It was a matter of very great importance, and had met with much opposition in many quarters. It was desirable that the question should be carefully and deliberately considered. Lord BROUGHAM was glad that his noble and learned friend had withdrawn the bill. Not only was there great doubt about its passing through the other house this ses sion, but it was most questionable if it would pass through their lordships' house. THE DANO-GERMAN WAR. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH called attention to the fact that in sine days' time the armistice between the Danes and the Germans would end. Their lordships had no doubt read with much pleasure the declaration of the view of Denmark on the subject, published a few days ago. What did she say in that declaration ? She consented to the proposal of cession of territory, but she did it subject to the condition that her future position should be one in which she should preserve her independence and her autonomy. In respect to the relation France held towards the Danes he could not think that she would desert her ancient ally when she was being trampled upon. To the question, what right the German Powers had ? he answered the right of conquest. A conqueror had no rights in an unjust war. Had a housebreaker rights in a house he entered the night ? He did not ask, under the present cir cumstances, what her Majesty's Government in tended to do. He inferred from what had been said that at least they would not permit the junction of the Austrian and Prussian naval forces in the Baltic—that is, that they would endeavour to protect Denmark in the pos session of her island. That, he thought was little, and he asked, what greater claims had the inhabitants of the islands upon England above the claims of the inhabitants of Jutland. In conclusion, the noble earl asked whether measures had been taken for putting the fleet in such a state as to make it equal to the blockade of the German ports and to defend Denmark ? Earl RUSSELL, in replying, referred to the points in the noble earl's speech not more immediately referring to the question at issue; and concluded by saying that he must reply to the noble earl's question in a manner which would not in any way hamper the negotiations at present being carried on. The conference was still sitting. He would therefore state that her Majesty's fleet was fully prepared for any service it might be called upon to perform. [lt may here be remarked that the greatest sensation was produced, in a very full house, by the emphatic manner in which the noble Earl delivered the following remarks :] The Earl of DERBY—My lord, concurring as I do in a great portion of the observations which have been made by my noble friend (Lord Ellenborough), made with his usual force and eloquence, I cannot but say, with great respect to him, that I certainly dissent in some degree from a pro position which he laid down in the early part of his speech, which appeared to me to involve a considerable amount of constitutional error. My noble friend stated that his object was—and there could be no doubt about it—rather to pre vent evil from being done and assist in promoting beneficial results than to allow matters to take their own course, and then censure those who are responsible. Now if we could be perfectly certain that the interference of Parliament upon all occasions dining the progress of negotiations, and during the communications which are passing between various countries, would have the effect of preventing evil and promoting good, and of giving to her Majesty's Go vernment the support which they may need under the cir cumstances of the case, I should say that such intervention by Parliament, although exceptional, might at the same time be justifiable; but as a general rule I lay down a doctrine entirely different from that propounded by my noble friend. I conceive that the principle is, that while matters aro in progress, while the Government are engaged in negotiations, it is nc t the duty of Parliament, with imperfect information, to interfere by advice or vote. I am of opinion that her Majesty's Government must be leit, in all matters of this kind, with the exclusive responsibility for the course and issue of that negotiation. (Hear, hear.) And I hope I may take this opportunity of expressing my earnest anxiety that if I have refrained during the whole of this session—as I have refrained—from passing any opinion, from putting any question, from raising any partial discussion, which I think was greatly to be deprecated, that abstinence on my part will not be supposed to have proceeded from indifference, and still less from approval of the course pursued by the Government. (Hear, hear) Whatever temptations I may have felt to enter upon a partial discussion of that state of Europe, and more especially as connected with the Danish question, which keeps this country in a state of feverish anxiety from day to day, I have laid down myself a rule from wh;ch I have not shrunk, and will not shrink, namely, that while matters are in their present state I will not aff)rd the slightest excuse for any man to say that by any thing I have said or done I have is the slightest degree embarrassed or impeded the action of the Government. (Hear, hear.) I will leave to them, as I apprehend it is the constitutional duty of Parliament to do, the whole and un divided responsibilty of the course which they have pursued, and the condition into which they have brought the honour of the country. (Cheers.) At the same time I will say that it appears to me the time must be approaching when this transition state must be brought to a close. It cannot be long. A few days must decide whether the Conference will succeed in promoting peace, and, above all, an honourable peace for this country—for, dearly as I love peace, I love honour more—(cheers)—but the time, I say, must soon come when we shall see that which I hope will be the effect of the negociations of Her Majesty's Government, peace re-established, or the hopes of Europe dashed to the ground, and war recommenced. Should that be the case I think it is not only the right but the duty of Parliament, without an hcur's delay, to call upon Her Majesty's Government for a distinct and specific statement of the policy which they have pursued, and the course which they mean to pursue. Nay more. I say it will be the right and the duty of Parliament, upon such a statement, to pronounce their judgment, aye err no, with respect to the policy pur sued by the Government and as to the position into which they have brought the country. (Hear, hear.) 1 will add, however, that, as we are now advanced to a very late period of the session, I think it is of the utmost importance that Parliament should not separate before the congress comes to its determination as to the course which it will adopt, be that course peace or war. And, not eithstanding what 1 have said as to ray wieh not to interfere with the action of the Government, while negotiations are in progress, I must say that I think Parliament ought not to sit patiently by and watch negotiations protracted by delays and ad journments from day to day until such a time of year has been arrived at that Parliament cannot pronounce effee tually any opinion in its judicial character upon the con duct of the Ministers of the c, ovni. While faerefore I earnestly hope that by a speedy settlement of this question one way or other the lips of Parli ament may be opened, and that Parliament may be thereby enabled to express its definit e same opinion upon this matter, I thin k it m y d ata' at th time to say that if, contrary to my ho p e and beli e f, t h e negotiations now going forward do no t lead to a issue, then I shall consider the circumstances CO entirely changed that it will be competent and justifiable--nay, necessary—that Parliament should take some course t o prevent its voice being stifled in the arrangement of the affairs of Europe. (Cheers.) The Marquis of CLANRICARDE protested against Parliament interfering with pending negotiations. Earl RUSSELL replied that in the course of a few days negotiations would come to an end, and it would then be known whether there would be peace or war. The subject then dropped. THE BURIAL SERVICE. In reply to a question from Lord EBURY, The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that a great majority of the clergy were averse from change in the burial service, and he therefore did not feel authorised to propose any legislation on the subject. The Church Services (Apocrypha) Eill (the object of which was to allow clergymen of the Church of England to substitute other portions of the Scriptures for the lessons taken out of the Apocrypha) was, after a she •t discussion, withdrawn. Oa the report of the Penal Servitude Acts Amendment 8111, The Earl of ALULIE complained that it would prevent ticket of leave men from emigrating. Some debate ensued, which, however, involved no points of novelty, and ultimately tho report was received, Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OP COMIONS--Yesterday, The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : no Railway—Bourton on the Water Railway Tooting, Merton, and Wimbledon Extension Railway— Blyth and Ty Carmarthenshire Railway—Dublin, Rathraines, Rath gar, &a., Railways—East Gloucesterstiir e P a . ;1 --- "waY —Great Western Railway_Kingsbridge Railway—xin gton and Eardisley Railway—Lancashire and Yorkshi re Railway— Lancashire Uni on R a il wa ys—Lynn and Sutton B ridge R , kilway (C ross K eys B r idge)—Macclesfield, Bolli ngton and Marple Railway—P e t er b oroug h, Wisbeach, an d S utton R a ilway — Rickmansworth, Amersham, and Cheshato Rail way—and South Eastern Railway No. 4). FACTORY ACTS EXTENSION BILL. On the motion for going into commitee on this bill, Mr BAGWELL drew attention to the condition of the tailors and needlewomen of London, and contended that the legislation in regard to other classes could be applied with benefit to these bodies. He moved that it be an instruction to the committee to take into considera tion the condition of the two classes to which ho referred. Sir G. GREY thought it would be inexpedient to legis late with respect to diffirout classes of the lebouring popu lation without the report of a commission. The Govern. runt were proceeding step by step on the recommendation of the commission. The SPEAKER explained that the instruction moved would be informal, and it was withdrawn. The house then went into committee. Clauses to 3 were agreed to, and on clause 4. Mr ADDERLEY and Mr WATKINS made some ob servations in support of some general measure of legisla tion on this subject instead of dealing with it from year to year. Mr BRUCE denied that it would be practicable to intro duce any general measure on the subject, as circumstances might arise from year to year which would render an alte ration in legislation necessary. He understood from Mr Baker that additional inspectors were not required. With regard to machinery and time of labour, he would take the subject into consideration. The clause was then agreed to. In page 5, first schedule, Mr. BRUCE moved an alteration in regard to the " packers." Mr. ROEBUCK said that this was a contest which had been going on for forty years, and the improve ments which had been effected in the condition of the classes employed in factories and mines had been invariably op. posed by the manufacturers. He contended that the exclu sion of the class of " packers" from the provisions of the bill was unjust to them, and virtual legislation in favour of the manufacturers. Sir G. GREY said it was not intended to exclude the class in question, but their case was not provided for by the present measure. It should be remembered that they were proceeding upon the reports of two commissions. After some further discussion, in which Mr. Crum Ewing, Mr. Potter, Mr. Buxton, Sir Hugh Cairns, Mr. Baines, and other hon. members took part, Mr, C. BRUCE vindicated the manufacturers from some imputation that had been cast on them in the course of the debate, to the effect that they were indifferent to the social and moral progress of those in their employment. He had acted on the advice he had received relative to the omission of the words in the clause, but he could not deny that there was a strong feeling in the house in favour of retaining the clause in its entirety, and, therefore, he would consent to the suspension of the sitting of the committee until Monday week. After another discussion, the proposition of the right hen. gentleman was acceded to by the house. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday week. The sitting was then suspended until six o'clock, At six o'clock the house resumed. THE ASHANTEE WAR. Sir J. HAY moved, " That her Majesty's Government, in landing forces on the Gold Coast for the purpose of waging war against the King of Ashantee, without making any sufficient provision for preserving the health of the troops to be employed there, have incurred a grave respon sibility, and this house laments the want of foresight which has caused so large a loss of life." The hon. and gallant gentleman contended that no proper arrangements had been made in the first instance for the proper accommodation of British troops in such a climate—that the Gladiator, which was to be sent to bring them home, was altogether unsuit able for such a service, and that the great mortality that had occurred was to be traced to the lamentable want of foresight on the part of the War-office in equipping the expedition. The Marquis of HARTINGTON described the steps that had been taken to provide for the comfort and safety of the men, and contended that the staff of medical officers, and the supply of medical and hospital stores, were amply sufficient for a force of 1,400 men. He had read a great many dispatches from the Governor at the station, and from the officer commanding the troops, and he could not find that any complaint had been made to bear out the charges brought forward by Sir J. Hay. Mr H. SEYMOUR considered the statement of Lord Hartington most unsatisfactory, as his official information was totally inconsistent with the authentic intelligence conveyed by the last mail. Mr B, COCHRANE deprecated the action of the Go vernment in having, without the knowledge or consent of Parliament, undertaken an expedition to Central Africa for an unattainable and inglorious object. Lord A. CHURCHILL acquitted the Government of all culpable negligence in the matter. Mr LIDDELL supported, and Mr CHICHESTER FOR TESCUE opposed, the motion. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked for an explanation of the delay that had taken place in carrying out the promise given by Mr Card well last month that he would send out transports at once to bring home the troops, and that not more than the normal number would be left at Cape Coast Castle. Lord C. PAGET declared that as soon as the Admiralty had been informed by the War Department of the number of troops to be brought home they had advertised for trans ports. A fine sailing-ship of 1,400 tons was in preparation for the purpose, and H.M.S. Gladiator would start to morrow to bring back the troops to Cape de Verd. General PEEL said that if he were in office he would not have permitted the troops to go to the gold coast in the rainy season, no matter what representations might have been made by the governor of the station, or any one else. Mr CARD WELL vindicated the part which the Colonial-office had taken in the matter, and contended that the expedition had been furnished with all necessary medi cal stores and comforts. Mr CORRY did not think the statement of the Secretary to the Admiralty had at all tended to mend matters. Mr DENMAN opposed, and Sir G. ELPHINSTONE sup ported, the motion. Lord PALM ER STON said—We have heard it stated in the course of the debate more than once, that this is not a party question. (Ironical cheers on the Ministerial benches.; Now I should like to know what name you are to give to a motion which imputes censure to the Government. (Hear, hear.) The real censure has been withdrawn from the reso lution, but the censure has not been withdrawn from the spirit and meaning of it. (Cheers and counter cheers.) It is no doubt a vote of censure to the Government generally. The right hon. and gallant officer (Gcn. Peel), indeed, com plained that he was anxious to censure somebody, but that he did not know who to censure. (A. laugh.) He said he wanted to know upon whom justly to threw the blame which lie thought belonged to some one. I contend that the statements which have been made by my noble friend and my right hon. friend show that, at all events, the asser tion contained in the resolution that the governor had not adequately provided for the accommodation of these troops is utterly at variance with the truth. (Laughter, and cries of Oh, oh, on the Opposition benches.) Why, it has been over and over again proved by documents that every pre caution was taken to provide the troops with shelter, and that they did obtain that shelter, notwithstanding the acci dent which deprived them of the use of the buildings on which the Government might have reckoned. It has been shown, too, that the medical arrangements were as good as possible, and that every effort was made to supply the troops with distilled water. It is very easy to conduct a debate by repeating assertions which have been disproved (Oh, oh)—to keep saying you have proved your case, when it has utterly broken down and been crushed. (Cheers.) We are ready to join in an expression of regret at the loss of life which has unfortunately occurred , and if the hon. and gallant officer had moved a resolution saying that the house lamented the loss of life which had been occasioned, not by a war against the King of Ashantee, but by the preparations for such a war, and had followed it up by the expression of a hope that in future matters might be so arranged—(loud ironical cheers and laughter from the Opposition benches, during which the remainder of the noble lord's sentence was lost.) I hope the house will not agree to a resolution net founded in truth. (Oh, oh,) It this war had actually taken place, it would have originated La Policy not emanating from th ose w h o occupy these 41 eat but em ana ti ng f rom th e G overnment of Lord n' 'pee, and which has been followed up by successive Go vernments, Bet does any man say that the governor ought to have give n up those refugee negroes to immediate death P I am sure th ere is not a wan in this house who will say that he ought. (Cheers,) But then it is said that we o• .fight rapevhipsnch could Rot be known, ar.‘d which,ah-- t ev ak er e e n i . n great mea ' a to ith h o a u v g e h kn th ow ey n d th id in precauti on; _sure provided As to the los ses which .eve been greatly exag actually against by occurred, t he f contendo _oh I")th ey h Berated, (Cries ° by my noble friend the Ung:iet:o_ secretary fo Yetes,thatr `Vas;hasbe and d ov th ed e e,h 'ect returns show the great art wh' its —aa p g uchsi be i casualties wholly unconnected with th en used in e Service in :hi these troops W ere engaged• Well then Sir' say I kn ow this house ' coo we ll t o think they will be carried amwha, y oh, by th and e l trouPported assertions that have been made. cheers.) a n d As to the want of foresight s proper precau tion, they have been told, and it is proved, th a t every pre caution was taken and every provision was Made which it was possible to make, and in point of fact, the 'wishes been greatly exaggerated. It was not greater than ou g h t to be expected in circumstances of that kind. Th e e i ght 'honourable baronet said he had been a member of th e Crimean committee, and that this expedition reminded him of that disaster, (No, no.) I beg pardon. It was the hon. and gallant gentleman. It might have been pardon able from the right hon. baronet, for he is only a yeoman, but it is unpardonable on the part of a general who ought to know what military arrangements should be, (Oh, oh, and cheers,) Well then, air, I can only say that this is undoubtedly a censure upon the Government—(Opposition cheers)—and the right hon. gentleman opposite, like a greyhound in the leash, is anxious to start on his legs and support the assertions which have been made so often, But I trust, sir, this house will take a most serious view of this matter. (Cheers and ceunter- cheers.) No doubt these questions involve censideratione of a most serious kind. (Hear, hear.) It is, 1 will say, an embarrassing Position for a Government to be in when they find that by a long course of policy, the country has been embarked i f n a parti cular course of ac ti on w hi ch cannot be adequately Cowed without great loss of life. All that a Government can do under these circumstances is to act to the best of theirjudgment in f o ll owing out that line of policy in which, to a certain degree, the honour and character of the country are involved—to take every means in their power to render the enforcement of their obligations as little attended as possible with unnecessary loss of life. (cheers.) It was thought that the best troops to employ in this country were men of colour whom we had in the West Indies. (Hear, hear.) It is found, unfortune.tely, that, though born in the West Indies, they 12 :45 hot that immunity which belongs to their race in respect to the effects to which Europeans are 'exposed in the African climate. It was the duty of the Government —and I say that duty has been perfa.iTaed—to take every precaution which, medically, o .l' as respects the commissariat, and other arrangenr,nts, they could take in order to protect the troops from the effects of the climate. More parti cularly we felt it incumbent upon us to take those precautions, because, although the men might be ex pected to have immunity from the effects of the climate, yet the officers were Europeans, and could not be expected to be equally protected from the climate. (Hear, hear.) And I contend that any man who will read those papers, any man who has listened to this debate, must see, and if they are impartial men will acknowledge, that there is nothing which the Government could have done which, they have failed to do, (Oh, oh.) Oh, Ido not expect non. gentlemen opposite to agree with that. (Oh, oh, and cheers.) I am addressing all those who have net formed a foregone con • elusion. I appeal to the body, of the house, and I say they ought to make allowancr, for a Government who have to follow a course of policy marked out by those who went before them. Tnat policy could not be followed without a great loss of ; still, it was felt the honour of the country ought to be maintained, and it was their duty to make an effort. lam glad to find this expedition was not so fatal as was feared by some and has been represented by others. I only hope the house will act with judgment in the matter, and that, instead of supporting the censure of the gallant officer, they will go into committee of supply, and will in fact outvote the motion. (Cheers.) Mr DISRAELI, who was received with loud cheers, said —I cannot refuse the challenge of the noble lord, although so far as I am concerned I should like the debate to be closed. I am, glad, however, that the noble lord deigned in the latter part of his speech to address the house in that tone of gravity which I think somewhat becomes the sub ject. (Cheers.) I must say for my own part I rather prefer the noble lord when he gives us the advantage of his long ex perience and speaks to us without that affectation of unne cessary levity—(Oh, oh, and cheers)—which it does not be come the leading statesman of the greatest country in the world to adopt, but which the noble lord seems to think ne cessary in compliment to the House of Commons to introduce into every debate. (Cheers.) The noble lord says it is very easy to make loud and unfounded assertions, and I quite agree with him. (Laughter and cheers,) I listen to the noble lord often and admire the manner, and as I would say if 1 were speaking of any one else in the house, the happy effrontery with which he makes unfounded asser tions. (Oh, oh, and cheers.) But I think to-night the noble lord has exceeded himself, and I will show the house that he has far exceeded any achievement of that class which has ever before illustrated his name. The noble lord has dwelt on a subject which has not engaged our attention to-night, the policy of the war. But not content with leaving his opponents untouched on that subject, his vin dication was this, that he followed the policy traced out and established by the Government of Lord Derby. I have been an humble member of that Government, and I am un- ' aware that— Lord PALMERSTON—If I said the Government of Lord Derby I made a slip of the tongue. (Laughter.) It was the policy of a Government of which Lord Derby was a member. Mr DISRAELI—The noble lord says that he has made a slip of the tongue—(opposition cheer;)—but he is in error in his subsequent statement also. The noble lord has recalled his first statement that it was the policy of Lord Derby's Government. He now says that it was the policy of a Goverment in which Lord Derby was Secretary of State. I presume the noble tord refers to the Government of Sir R. Peel in 1841. 13'nless lam entirely misinformed and have mistaken what 1 read, the protection of the Palates tribes, and of all those tribes who have engaged our atten• tion to-night, was placed under this country at the conclu sion tat a war in 1826, when the Cape Coast settlement was ee , sablished. (Cheers,) When the noble lord therefore speaks of bold and unfounded assertions he ought to have informed himself of the events which happened in his own official experience —he ought to look at home, he ought not to make statements which were utterly unfounded, or addressed the houso under the circumstances in which he addressed them, and with a confidence that was so characteristic of him. (Cheers ) In that style of Parliamentary language which distinguishes the noble lord, he saes that the resolution is founded on an untruth. The noble lord did not prove that assertion. The language of the resolution is that sufficient provision was not made to preserve the health of the troops employed in this service. Will any one maintain that there was sufficient provision made for maintaining the health of the troops ? (Hear.) The resolution then speaks of the want of foresight which caused this loss of life. Will any one maintain that there was no want of foresight ? Thero was sufficient provision made to produce disaster, and sufficient foresight to see that calamity would be accomplished. (Hear.) The somewhat blustering statement of the noble lord must end in the refu tation of the very position he has endeavoured to take. It has been said that we on this side took care to declare that this was no party question. I have not remarked that ex pression particularly from this side of the house. Ido not know that I have heard it except from the colleague of the noble lord who made that peculiar speech to-night, from which it would appear that he was speaking about what he did not know. (Cheers.) But if great disas ters have occurred in the conduct of an expedition, is it not the duty of the Opposition to call the attention of Parliament to it. (Hear, hear) Is it not in accordance with the very spirit of constitutional Government to do so ? (Hear, hear.) Is it not our duty to ask what is the cause of public disaster, and who are responsible for results that have filled the country with mourning ? I should be ashamed of ourselves if such incidents were passed un noticed. (Hear, hear.) But if the noble lord thinks that any concerted scheme was got up to make a trial of strength, he speaks with inaccurate information on the sub ject. (Hear, hear.) Nothing was more natural than that my hon. and gallant friend should have called attention to this subject. (Hear, hear.) He drew the resolution him self. Only one word was omitted, which some friends told my honourable and gallant friend was not a parliamentary phrase. I think it is expedient and desirable to follow the precedents of language on these occasions, by following which we generally manage to conduct affairs without any unnecessary acerbity of expression, (Hear.) But my hon. and gallant friend did not wish to conceal that his object was to pass a censure on the administration, which is either guilty or not guilty. (Hear, hear.) I maintain that the house of Commons could not pass over this occurrence un noticed. It is parliamentary and constitutional to ask the opinion of the House of Commons on such a question, I have heard no answer to the statements which have been made, and I maintain that the tone of the prime minister is quite unworthy of the subject. (Cheers.) Lord P ALMERSTON—What I stated in reference to Lord Derby was, that the protectorate was resumed in 1842, when Sir R. Peel was prime minister and Lord Derby was a member of his Government. Mr DISRAELI—Yes ; but it was resumed on the report of a committee of the House of Commons recommending the resumptien. (Hoar, hear.) The house then, divided, when the numbers were For the original motion ............ 233 For the amendment .................. 226 Majority for the government ........ —7 As soon as the voting paper was taken by Mr Brand, the result of the division, being revealed before the numbers were announced, was greeted with prolonged cheering by the minieterialists. After the announcement of the numbers the cheering was taken up by the opposition, and continued for many seconds from both sides of the house. The report of supply was brought up and agreed to. The Superannuation (Union Officers) Bill passed through committee. The Greek Lop,: a Dill WAS read a second time. The Chim:hey Sweepers Regulation Bill was read a second ,itne. T* . aluation of Rateable Property (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. Servants' Hiring (Scotland) Bill, as amended, was com mitted. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, NEWTON SUMMER MEETING.—FRrnAv. County Constabulary Superannuation Bill was read a third time and passed. The Scurry Handicap of 3 sows each, with 30 added, for all ages. Once round. 7 subs. Mr T. Griffith's Puss, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b .. (H Grimshaw) 1 Mr J. Osborne's Gaily, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Whiteley) 2 Mr W. Phillips's Master Joe, 3 yrs, 7st .. (Carroll) 3 Mr T. Cliff's Sandford, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (H. Taylor) 4 Mr Ford's Abbey&ld, aged 7st 13 1 b (T, French) 5 Betting—Even on Gaily, 2to 1 agst Sandford, 6 to 1 agst Puss. The latter jumped away with the lead, which she main tained throughout, and won cleverly by a length and a half; Master Joe was third ; three lengths from the favou rite; Sandford finished fourth, half a length from Master Joe ; Abbeyfield tailed off. The Lyme Park Stakes, of 10 goys each, h ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, &c.; Bst 71b; penalties and allowances; second to save his stake. Red House in, about five furlongs. 14 subs. Mr Samuel's Blackbird, Bst 21b (Doyle) 1 Mr SVarters's Foxholes, Bst ~ (J. Osborne) 2 Mr E. Buckley's Success, Bst 101 b (H. Grimshaw) 3 Mr H. Owen's Filbert, Bst 101 b (J. Mann) 4 The betting opened at 4 to 1 on Foxholes, and closed at 5 to 4 on Foxholes, 7 to 4 agst Blackbird. The latter waited upon Foxholes and Filbert to the dis tance, where she came through and won easily by three lengths ; Success was third, a length from Foxholes ; Fil bert beaten off. The South Lancashire Tradesmen's Cup of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, sft, and 3 only if declared ; winners extra ; the second to save his stake. About one mile and a quarter. 26 subs, 14 of whom declared and paid 3 sovs each. Mr Samuel's Fontenoy (bred is France), 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Doe) 1 Mr J. Osborne's Flytrap, 5 yr s , B s t 101 b .. (J. Osborn yl e) 2 Mr J. Osborne s Gaily, 4 yrs, 7 s t imb Whiteley) 3 7 to 4 agst Fontenoy, 6 t o 1 agst t e G tti a n il g y -5 to 4 on Flytrap, . Sale of Gas (Scotland) Bill passed through committee. The house then adjourned at two o'clock. M. Du Chaillu in Africa. Fontenoy rushed to the front the instaat the flag fell, and making play at his best pane throughout won in a canter by eight lengths. Gaily was last throughout, beaten four lengths from Flytrap. Mr Osborne declared to win with Flytrap. Blitlifiold was struck out of the Cup this day (Friday), at 1 30. The Selling Handicap of 3 soya each, with 30 added; the winner to be sold for ICI; the winner of any race value 50 soya after June 6at noon 71b extra. One mile and a quarter. 10 subs. Mr T. Cliff's Sandford, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (H. Taylor) 1 Mr Murray's Richmond Lass, 3 yrs, 7st 12Ib (Whiteley) Mr Peace's Madame Ta g Nalco, 3 yrs, 7st 71b Jack's Alive an d B eao ti an also (Williamson) 3 Betting-6 to 4 agst Sanford, bto 2 agst Jack's Alive, 6 o 1 agst Boeotian. Won by half a length; same between second and third bad fourth. The Warrington Handicap of 100 soya for all ages; winners extra. Red House in, about 5 fur. Mr W. Phillips's Persuasion, 4 yrs, Bst (T. French) 1 Mr Wallace's Golden Drop, 4 yrs, Sst 41b Mr Jackson's Lady Loui 6 yrs, 9 (11, Grimshaw2 Louisa, st llb .... (J. Doyle ) 3 Kilkenn) and Fluke also ran. ' Betting-6 to 4 agst Persuasion, 6to 1 agat any other. Won by a length and a half; half a length between second and third. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE, NORT RUMBERLAND PLATE. 7to 1 agst Found Again (taken) Bto 1 agst Sir Roger (taken) Bto 1 agst Tottenham (taken) 10 to 1 agst Caller Ou (offered) 100 to S agat Liniosina (taken) 100 to 7 agat Borealis (taken) THE DERBY OF 1865. 40 to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken) 50 to 1 agst Oatregor (taken) 1000 to 15 agat Reinfrid (taken) GOODWOOD MEETING-JULY 26. The Goodwood Stakes (handicap) of 25 Nova each sub scription, 15 ft, and only sif declared to Messrs Weatherby, at their office in London, on or before the second Tuesday after the Ascot Meeting, 1861; the winner of any public handicap subsequent to the declaration of weights, amount ing to 100 soya to carry 31b, of a 500 soya handicap, 71b extra; weights accumulative up to 101 b; the second horse to receive 100 soya out of the stakes. Ten to remain in after the declaration of forfeit, or no race. The winner to pay 15 soya to the Judge. Two miles and a half. 83 subs. Weights published June 17, at 10 a.m. st Mr Lupin's Doll ar Age 4 Age 9 lb 4 Count F. de Lagrange's Stradella 5 9 3 Mr H. Tower na Lituosina Lord Palmerston's Baldwin Lord Stanford's Armagnac Mr Joice's Captain Crow .. 6 8 7 Lord Westmorland's Aurelian Mr H. G. Sturt na Cateh'em Alive .... Lord Stamford's Brick Mr Fleming's Magnum Bonum Mr S. Thellusson's Jack of Hearts .. 4 8 4 Mr Berry's Le Mai eche' .. 4 8 3 Mr S. Thellusson's Bally Edmond 6 8 3 Mr G. Bryan's Port Royal 4 8 3 Mr A•pinall's Stanton Count P. de Lagrange's Jarnicoton *Lord Chesterfield's ththilde Colonel N. Sturt na Joco .. 4 7 13 Mr Morris's B a lh am 6 7 13 Mr Wodson's Deerfoot Mr Schickl er ' s G u ill a ume l e T ac it urne 4 7 12 Lord Annesley's na Early Purl Mr Mackenzie's King Charming ............. Lord Stanford's Tout ist Mr Giubilei's Bel Demonic, Duke of Beaufort's Lord Zetland .. 3 7 7 Mr J. Day's Canary .......................... 6 7 7 Mr T. Par r ' s Bl on din Lord Exmouth ua Acciient 4 7 5 Mr Wocison' s B e l!man .................. Lord Stamford's Revolver Admiral Rous na Beaver 3 7 3 General Newton na Raglan Mr J. Day's Teneriffe Mr Joice's Jessie .. Mr R. Ten Broeck's Canzonette Lord Granville na Valiant Mr G W. Fitzwilliam's Myrtle 6 6 12 Mr W Stewart's Major .............. Mr Saville' s P r i va t ee r Marquis of Hastings's Redcap Col Leslie named Reserve.... 4 6 9 Lord Ailesbury's Beatrice .. 4 6 8 Lord Somerton na Muezzin Lord Courtenay na Barbadoes .. Mr De Grey's Tom Sayers Mr Hobson's Cripple (late Rubens) Mr Saville's Guerilla ...... Mr Cowen's Bakitichi Serai Mr Wyon na Greenland Lord Coventry's Thalestris ...... Lord Winchilsea na Welbeck Mr V. H. D' A.vaux's b c Ghillie Callum 3 t 3 2 Mr M. Dilly na Stiletto Lord Wilton's Wandering Minstrel *Mr Payne's Olivia *Lord Rendlesham's Sheridaa Lord Conyngham na Langholm 3 5 13 Mr E. W. Topman na c by Daniel O'Rourke— Highflyer's dam .... Mr S. Thelluson's Diviner Mr Fleming's Jeanette Duke of Richmond na Hartley Mr Swindell's Claxton 3 5 3 Mr Frail na Fisherman's Daughter Mr G. Lambert na Madcap 3 5 7 Mr C. W. Forester na Lady Evelyn colt Mr Greville's Potash Lord Strafford us Wheldrake Mr H. Hill na Lady Williams Mr Night's John Davie Mr H. A. Ld Cork, Mr J. R. Farquharson, Ld Glasgow, Mr F. Leveson Gower, Ld Hartington, Mr S. Jocelyn,Ld Henry G, Lennox, M r H. A. M e rewether. M. de Talon, u td i d Ld notNewport, mnae. b Those horses marked (*) having been entered without the knowledge of their owners,wilt be struck out at the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. June 3, at 0 40 p.m., Mirage, out of the Eleventh Trien nial at Ascot June 3, at 2 p.m., Columbine, Haarlem, Pirate, Rigel- Eoche, and Ischia colt, out of their Ascot eng a g ements June 3, at 4 20 p, m . Sauterelle, Newehurch, and Igerna, out of Ascot Triennial June 3, at 4 20 p,m., Lozenge, Farewell, Klarinska, and Generalissimo, out of the Seventh Biennial at A sc ot June 3, at 420 p.m., Old Orange Girl, out of Hunt Cup at Ascot June 3, at 4 20 p.m. Farewell, Full Speed, Alexandra, and Celerrinia, out of the Twelfth Triennial at Ascot. June 3, at 4 20 p.m. Alliance, out of the Ascot Derby. June 3, at 4 20 p.m. Sister to The Wizard and Scarlet.. runner, out of the Coronation Stakes at Ascot. June 3, at 4 20 p.m. Igerna, out of the first New Bien nial at Ascot. June 3, at 4 20 p.m. Generalissimo, out of second New Biennial at Ascot, June 3, at 4 20 p.m, F u ll Speed and Generalissimo, out of the New Stakes at A sco t. June 3, at 4 20 p . m , War Dance, out of the E leventh Triennial at Ascot June 3, at 5 p.m., Lounger and Lady Maud, out of the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot June 3, at 5 p.m., Raxer, out of the New Biennial at Ascot June 4, at 9 a,m., Lapidist and Balornock, out of Hunt Cup June 4, at 9 a.m„ Balornock, Wild Basil, and Beauvais, out of the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot June 4, at 11 10 a.m., King Bango, Michael, Oratorio, and Cotton Velvet, cut of Ascot engagements June 4, at 0 20 p.m,, Tom Fool, out of Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot June 4, at 0 49 p.m,, Frisky Matron, Beatrice, and Lady Diana (dead), out of Ascot engagements June 4, at 1 p.m., Echo, Annington, and Cour de Lion, out of Prince of Wales's Stakes, at Ascot June 4, at 1 p.m., Ambassador, out of the Ascot Derby June 4, at 1 p.m., Brahma and Nutbouzne c, out of the Fernhill Stakes June 4, at 1 p.m, Farnhurst, out of all engagements June 4, at 2 25 p.m., Caroline and Blarney, out of Ascot engagements. June 4, at 3 p.m. Falcon (dead), and Horse Marine, out of all engagements. June 4, at 4 20 p.m. Blue Bell, out of Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot. June 4, at 4 35 p.m, Tyke, out of Prince of Wales' Stakes at Ascot. June 4, at 4 35 p.m. Esloochee, Rapidan, f by Musjid, out of Harrigan, Recycle, br to Algaraifo, Mogador, sister ' At Monday's meeting of the Royal Geographical Society a letter was read from M. Chaillu, who had arrived on the western coast of Africa, near to the point from which he formerly penetrated the interior. Sir R. MURCHISON stated that M. Chaillu had expended all the money gained by the publication of his book in fit ting out his new expedition ; that he had taken out a supply ' of instruments to enable him to . make accurate observations and establish the points on which doubts had bees thrown; but en conveying the instruments to shore the canoe con ' taining them was upset, and they were lost. M. Chaillu was in consequence detained until fresh instruments, which the G eographical - Society had provided for him, were re ceived. his letter, addressed to Sir Roderick, ean enter , hft friendly de n n i t n dh g l eyn terms sr t of som e o f hi s transactions with the African tribe amo ng whom he was residi ng , Th e Ki ng was on ed within t h o i ma n during arrangementhis f former rm thater a e n x y p o e expedition, i h t o s n, an peopled who stole M. Chailln's property should be flogged. The same law had been again established, but, notwithstanding, M. Chaillu's fowls from tim e t o t i me disappeared. When he complained, dies he was told they h a d b een eaten by the ants ; but the ppearanee of ten fowls in one night was more than such a cause could explain, and M. Chaillu insisted on the discovery and punishment of the culprits. lie was at first informed that they could not be found, but that two other persons might be punished instead of them. To this substitution of the innocent for the guilty he would not consent ; and as ho became peremptory in his demand for justice, the real offenders were produced, and they proved to be one of the King's wives, his brother's sister, and two dther women. An offer was made to make compensation by fine, but he insisted on the fulfilment of the law, lie was then told th a t h e must flog them him se lf. Th at proposition declined, but he appointed their nearest relatives to exe te the sentence, which was of course done very leniently, taut it served as a useful warning 13r the future, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1864. to Evelina, Jupon, Liston, Cockcrow, and Mario, out of Ascot engagements. June 6, at 9 a.m. Bonny Glen, out of 50 sow; Stakes, Swinley Course, at Ascot. June 6, at 9 a.m. Toscana, Victoria Cross, and Lady Palmerston's dam colt, out of New Biennial at Ascot. June 6, at 9 a.m. Sussex Stag, IVll'ern and Eat'em, and Weatherboard, out of New Biennial at Ascot. June 6, at 9 a.m. Anti-Macassar and Cacula, out of the New Stakes, Ascot. June 6, at 9 a,m. Bonus and Keepsake, out of the Ascot engagements. June 6, at 9 a.m. The Elligtonian, out of the Asco Triennial. June 6, at 11 30 a.m., all Mr Hill's horses, out of their Ascot engagements June 6, at 11 55 a.m., Archimedes, out 7th Bennial and New Stakes at A sco t ... June 6, at 11 55 a,m., Lysander, out of the New Stake at Ascot June 6, at 11 55 a . m ., Ni m bl er an d J o k er, out of theira Ascot engagements June 6, at 2 55 p.r., Whip, out of 7th Ascot Biennial June 6, at 2 25 p.m., Warhorse, Bearing Rein, Agra colt, Marabout, and Atherstone's dam colt, out of their Ascot engagements _ _ _ Julie 6, at 0 30 p.m., Pantomimist, out of Ascot engage ments June 6, at 0 30 p.m. Accident,' out of Royal Hunt, at Ascot June 6, at 3 25 p.m. Coup d'Etat, out of Ascot engage ments June 6, at 4 3S p.m. Deeratalker (dam Sprightly), out o, all engagements _ ~ June 6, at 5 40 p.m. Beauregard, ont of the Ascot Derby June 6, after 6 p.m, Light and Zisca, out of their Ascot engagements, 1864 June 7, at 730 p.m• Edinburgh, out of Fernhill Stakes at Ascot June 8, at 5 20 p.m. The Princess cf Wales and Lady Tredegar, out of their Ascot engagements. June 8, at 1 45 p.m Erin-go-Bragh, out of Hunt Cup June 9, at 3 p.m. Boadicea, out of all engagements June 10, at 11 45 a.m. Syren out of Hampton engage ments June 10 at 9 a.m. Cadeau, out of Newton engagements June 11, at 9 a.m. Etna and Bel Demonio, out of New ton engagements June 14, at 9 a.m. g by Vedette, out of Quicksilver's dam, out of all engagements June 14, at 9 a.m. Nebuchadnezzar, out of all engage ments at Hampton June 14, at 1 p.m. Canzonette and Myrtle, out of Wor cestershire Stakes, and an Mr Ten Broeck's horses out of handicap races at Stockbridge June 14, at 1 p.m. Rose of Denmark and Lady Superior out of Chelmsford engagements June 14, at 5 30 p.m. Moulsey, out of Newton St, Leger, and Wild Rake out of Manor Cup June 15, at 3 p.m. Verdiere and Andeld, out of Stock bridge engagements PIJGIL ISM. JEM MACE AND JOE COBURN. (From Bell's Life.) The next deposit of £5O a-side for this important match is to be posted on Tuesday evening, June 21, at Nat Lang ham's, Mitre, Upper St. Marlin's-lane. Joe Coburn is starring it in the provinces, and when we heard from him last was in Liverpool, with Cusack, his Mentor. Mace is at present in London, and we are glad to hear that he has concluded satisfactory arrangements with Harry Brunton, of the George and Dragon, Beech. street, Barbican, one of the most civil, respectable men of his class for carrying out the match on his behalf. Harry was one of Tom Sayers's favourite seconds, and is one on whom any one can depend for carrying out his undertaking in a proper manner. Jem Mace requests us to state he can always be heard of at the City Music Hall, and will be obliged to those who have pro mised to assist him in his battle money, if they will forward their contributions either to Harryißrunton or to our office. Harry Broome informs us that several of his friends also have promised to stand money with Mace, and he wishes them to send it to Brunton, who guarantees to be responsible for all sums left in his hands. THE CHAMPION'S BELT.—Jem Mace requests us to state that as he cannot claim the belt unless he again fights for and wins it, and then holds it three years, he must give up all hope of retaining it. He cannot (he says) expect to re main as fresh as ever for another three years, and will there fore resign his claims in favour of younger men. His battle with Coburn will be his last appearance, and all challenges will in future be useless. Melancholy Suicide. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge, before Mr. Payne, on the body of Mr. Wm. Sloman, aged 40, of the Ship Hotel, near the Dockyard, Woolwich. Lucy Hetherington, the chambermaid at the above ho 4 el, said she supplied deceased with pen, ink, and paper, which be used in writing several letters to his friends, which were found in deceased's coat-pocket by the coroner's officer. When the door was burst in deceased was in a state of coma, but spoke to her, and died shortly afterwards. Mr. Lacy, surgeon, Woolwich, deposed to making a post mortera• exlmination, and said he found that deceased died from opium pills, the box which they were in being also swallowed, to evade traces of his having committed suicide. Decetised's head was peculiarly formed, and the brain was found in an excessively diseased state, indicative of unsound mind, The brain when touched almost crumbled to pieces. Mr Prest, of Hicilt-street, Woolwich, brother-in-law to deceased, deposed to Mr Slozian being of an excit able temperament. He appeared to have been very much annoyed at the recent polio prosecution, and had never been right since. Lieut. Brown, R.N., residing with the deceased, was also examined. Inspector Unveil, of the Woolwich police, said the de ceased was recently summoned to the police-court on four offences. He (witness) had nothing to do with it, except the summonses being taken out in his name. Sergeant Seymour was the chief witness, and deceased was fined 40s on one count, the others being dismissed. He entertained no personal enmity towards Mr Sloman, and had always been on friendly terms with him. Deceased's trade had lately fallen off. His music-hall had also been closed lately. The letters were then produced, and their contents showed that deceased was in a very disturbed slate of mind. The following is the letter to his wife : "Dearest Wife,—l show the strong love I bear you and my darling child by no longer casting a shadow upon the brightness of your life by my presence. I feel sure your strong sense and pure heart will guard our pure, good child. Be careful of hollow friends, and if, in the deep mysteries of the great world I am about to enter, I can in any way com municate with the earth, it will be to my darling wife and child. Oh God guard and protect you and Lilt. Never fall into drinking, I know its curse, and feel its baneful effects. Oh ! Christ, who died on Mount Calvary—thy end, 0 Lord, was better; but mingled with much love in thy grief. In my end, 0 God, I desire to find pardon, trusting the Divine mercy of a kind, long-suffering God. Ohl Nelly, pray for me sometimes. I feel my good child will often think of her poor heartbroken father, and she will pray for my soul. Oh God, the bitter cup of life is full." Fn a letter to Mr }larrington the deceased expresses his gratitude, and says,— ,6 I am killed by polieo villany. Oh I --- and --, I leave you both to God's judgment. Oh! bad wicked men, you have killed me." In a letter to Lieut. Brown, he says : " Great Heaven I hear my cry for mercy. Oh I God, Pardon my hostile, bitter enemies. Oh I brutal you ingrate Oh !—, why such swindling deceit ? Oh I brute—oh : cruel perjurer, --, why perjure yourself to injure me, who have so often kindly treated you ? Oh I foul man, thy end will indeed be miserable. I will not curse thee, —; but you must all feel in your own minds the misery your falsehoods have brought upon me. You have destroyed my life, and to God I leave your punishment. --, you base conspirator, you have joined with --- to destroy me to exalt who—why, dirt and filth, which my house would never hold." In one of his letters he speaks of his wife thus : " Oh I God, where is her equal in great goodness and virtue ?" Mr Reed, clerk of the local board ; Mr Barnett, surveyor; and Mr Harrington, Mr Brown, Mr Prest, and Mr Pid cock, he requests to be "Kind to my darling, pure wife." To Mr Vincent he says : " Dear I Dear Vincent, my honest boy, I am going —my heart is broke by the villany of -- and -- They had their plot laid with the tailor -- to dishonour my house, which I have tried to keep up so respectable. God bless you I God bless you !—your heart is good and may God keep it so.—Good bye. W. S." In another letter he says :-- "Oh I that Dr. Butler was alive to see fair play. God in mercy bless all who knew me. I ask them to deal honest in their judgment of poor William Sloman, whose whole heart was with the working classes. To the common honour of all I ever knew I beg their help to my poor dear wife. She is good and virtuous —God bless her." Of his private affairs he says cc My debts are to Barclay, Vickers, Bass, Edwards, &re., in all about £9OO, The lease of the improved property is worth £B,OOO, with furniture and fixtures. The stock is worth £2OO. I have only one child—my darling Lille. All is now darkness, and nay soul is eager to take its flight. Grant, oh I God, mercy to thy ungrateful servant; pardon my enemies, and save all I love. Heaven bless my wife and child. They are both too good to linger in Woolwich, where I have suffered so much," The Jury returned a verdict of—Committed suicide whilst labouring under temporary insanity. CRYSTAL PALACE.-ONE SHILLING DAY.- VRIDAY, JUKE 17.—Admissions on payment, 2,540; ditto by season tickets, 343; total, 3,483. [ A DVERTIS - MENTl—Holloway's Ointment and Pills, — Indisputable remedies for bad legs, old wounds, sores, and ulcers. If used according to directions given with them, there is no wound, bad leg, ulcerous sore, or bad breast, however obstinate or long standing, but will yield to their healing and curative properties. Numbers of persons who have been patients in several of the large hospitals, and under the care of eminent surgeons, without deriving the slightest benefit, have been thoroughly cured by Holloway's ointment aed pills. For glandular swellings, humours, scurvy, and diseases of the skin, there is no medicine that can be used with so good an effect. In fact, in the worst forms of disease dependent upon the condition of the blood these racdiciues are irresistille. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS; TIMES.—The debate in the House of Lords last evening represents with accuracy the present feel ings of the country upon the Danish question. The anxiety and irritation of the public are ex pressed by Lord Ellenborough, the caution of the administrator appears in the speech of Lord Rus sell, While Lord Derby speaks like one who knows that his party were bent upon a Tote of want of confidence, but who also knows th a t th e most complete success would only impose on himself unwelcome responsibilities. The practical result of the debate was an announcement from Lord Russell, " disclaiming a threat of any kind," that " her Majesty's fleet is fully prepared for any services which it may be called upon to render." We know not what effect these words will have upon the Ger man Powers, but if they indicate any tardy inten tion of the Government to support the King of Denmark, and, as is rumoured, to insist that Germany shall be content with the line of the Schlei, they deserve most serious conside ration both by the two belligerent States and by the petty Princes who have been urging them on. It is the general testimony of persons writing from abroad that the Germans are highly elated at the victory they conceive they have gained over the English Government, and by the impunity with which they have shown their disregard of its re monstrances. They could not have conceived that a Power with the past reputation and the present strength of England would have allowed them to advance to the destruction of a small State by such a series of misrepresentations and broken promises. They invaded Holstein and set up a Pretender, after assuring this country that only a process, called "Federal Execution," to carry out certain definite objects was intended. They entered Schleswig under engagements to our Govern ment, which they at once threw off when they had gained a military success. The joint note of Austria and Prussia in January expressly stated that the two Powers recognised the succession of Christian IX. in both Duchies, in accordance with the treaty of 1852 ; yet within a few months they declare that Treaty a dead letter, proclaim their intention of wresting both Duchies, or all but a small fraction of one of them, from the Danish Kingdom, and coolly tell England that war has an nulled the treaty by which they, in common with all the chief States of Europe, have solemnly bound themselves. It is with a great effort of self-control that the more impulsive part of the English people have restrained themselves during the progress of these outrages. On the one side are the sympathies of the country, which have been so strong in this matter that they have almost carried us into acts of too hasty interference; on the other side have been the calmer judgment which bids us refrain from foreign quarrels, and the patience which endeavours to settle the dispute by appeals to the conscience of the invaders, and by showing them the reprobation with which their actions are regarded by the world. The German Powers will have themselves to thank if the former impulses gain the victory and the British Government finds itself unable to maintain any longer its peaceful attitude. With the support or the acquiescence of all political parties the Queen's Ministers have tried for more than six months the policy of patient expostulation. If the result be that the German Powers reject all counsels, and pride themselves on the military brusqueness with which they treat us, it will be a difficult matter for the Queen's Ministers to persuade their adversaries or the public that the policy they have adopted is the best to be used with such a people. Lord Ellen borough expressed feelings which are very general out of doors when he said last night that the only way to make Prussia give up its hold of Jutland and North Schleswig was by distinctly intimating that the British Government would not only pro tect the islands, but Jutland and Schleswig also, and that they would give the assistance of a British force to blockade the ports of Germany, in order to protect these provinces. If these be the opinions which possess the public mind after so many months of patience, we cannot but consider that the recom mencement of the war by the German Powers must lead to serious difficulties. There is growing up an opinion that the honour of this country is concerned in resenting behaviour like that of the Prussian and Austrian Governments, and however clearly it may be shown that we are not bound to support the integrity of the Danish kingdom, yet no politician can answer for the temper of the country under such repeated slights. If any proof were wanted of the effect which the duplicity and violence of the German Powers have produced on the Continent, it would be found in the general expectation that England can no longer submit to see her wishes disregarded and herself contemned, but must make the renewal of the war on the 26th the beginning of a more active police. England, which has been so long blamed for its warlike tendencies, is now instigated by invidious comparisons, almost by taunts, to take up arms in this dispute. It is locked upon as a duty which, in the division of labour which belongs to the Great Powers, this country may fitly impose on itself. France has shown her own chivalry and dis interestedness on many fields. The Italian and the Mexican bear witness to the prowess France, as the Turk did a few years before. Why should not England follow this example ? We have large arrears of heroism and philanthropy to make up. Although we fought with our neighbours in the Crimea and in China, we have shown ourselves of l e ap slack in the pursuit of glory. For these reasons it is intimated to us that we should do well to show a little aleetness in the protection of our friends. Other reasons leading to the same conclusion are found in the suppostsel interests of England in the Baltic, and in the famii.T alliance which exists be tween the reigning Houses. These last arguments have been put for ward by the Constitutionnel in an article of more than usual signifionce. In this article the necessity which will compel England to interfere is contrasted with the perfect liberty of action enjoyed in France. Whereas a state of things which the English Cabinet has created for itself bids us send our fleets to the Baltic and our troops to the Danish Peninsula, France, through the far seeing wisdom and moderation of the Imperial Go vernment, may look on with impartiality, and thus avoid making general a war which the intervention of England will, after all, not prevent from beibg limited. All these are signs of the times, and should indicate to the German Powers that the hour is approaching when it will be difficult for this coune try to avoid doing what a large class of its own people, and nearly all foreign lookers-on, think that it ought to do. War in such a case would be an enormous calamity, as it would divide Powers which have generally been allied in the affairs of Europe, it would put enmity between nations that have most in common, and would, moreover, lead, in all probability, to territorial changes, some of which are net desired by Englishmen. From war this country has shrunk with a scrupulosity which its neighbours cannot understand, and which, it ap pears, its opponents interpret through the medium of their own vanity, We still anxiously desire to avoid it, all the more as the pretensions of the Germans are based to some extent on the wishes of the people in the Duchies, and Englishmen will not willingly enter upon an attempt to coerce any body of men. But that all danger of a conflict may be avoided it will be necessary that the German Powers return at length to the paths of justice and moderation. POST.—After a long and animated debate, and by a small majority, the House of Commons refused to endorse a vote of censure on the Government in respect to their policy in the condlct of the Ashantee war. Ministers have gained a victor v, but it must be confessed that it was a close one. •i he House was composed of four hundred and sixty-foui mem bers, including the Speaker and the tellers—t7 o hundred and twenty-six having voted in favour of Sir John Hay's motion, and two hundred and thirty-three against it. It was a fair trial of strength on an issue which, as Mr. Disraeli observed, properly constituted a party question, and the Oppo sition were defeated. With the verdict of the House of Commons the country will concur. Much irrele vant matter was introduced into the debate, gut the point at issue was extremely simple. The expedition against the King of Ashantee was confessedly unsuc cessful, and attended with results which every 00 8 must deplore. Bat ill success and disaster do not necessarily imply blame to the sufferers, and the strongest arguments employed by the Opposition rested upon appeals to sympathy, which, standing alone, no one could have refused to entertain. But though it was impossible to avoid a feeling of regret that the war in Ashantee should ever have been undertaken, the majority of the House of Commons did not allow their sympathies to distort their judgment. Fsilure may sometimes follow in the train of the most carefully - devised projects, but, be yond failure, the Opposition could lay nothing to the charge of the Government. The result of last night's division must, therefore, be accepted as a proof that in the opinion of the House of Commons the Administration had done everything in their power to secura success, and that, although they cannot boast of its att a i nment, they have at least deserved it. The circumstances under which the unfortunate campaign against the King of Ashantee came to be projected, though dwelt on in detail in the course of last evening's debate, are already known to the public. We possess a narrow strip of land on the seashore in the immediate neighbour. hood of Cape Coast Castle, and assume, on grounds the policy, if not the soundness, of which may well be questioned, the exercise of a protectorate over a not very e x t ens i ve li ne o f cou ntry which inter venes between our possessions and the territory of the King of Ashantee. A refusal upon . our part to deliver up to the Sovereign two , thieves Wh o had fled from Ashantee and taken refuge i n this ueutral ground was followed by those acts of reta• ariably mark the commencement of savageitlen h a r t y i° w hwVieahih l ' 7 ' r e fa h r a e. da T fre h r e d ed h t a h n e t e e e e s y invaded d t h eastrerrireici away or destroyed property, not, however, of' any considerable amount. The matter might have ende d . here, but the Governor of the settlement, consi dering that the dignity of Great Britain was out raged by the invasion of territory acknowle dging.' protectorate, conceived the idea of pun ishing " the aggressor. In a series of despatches w ritten by him to the Home Government in the early part of last summer, Governor Pim broached this pro ject, authorityand w in ee t g la i e v m en on h t i h te b o y f theAu to undertake offensive operations against the Ku of Ashantee. The garrison ordinarily metals°ed at Cape Coast not exceeding 400 men, Goverl!e C Pim of course found it necessary to ask for re:lo., gCuoeltonai Secreta rynitinal forcements if an aggressive policy was to be RIO sued, and this not unreasonable demand (aosneelni that the vindication of British dignity by fore° of arms was expedient) received the assent of the Het" Government in the month of December. Instrrr tions were sent to the authorities in the West Indies to detach from the native regiments such a force as was considered necessary to carry into effect the policy of the Governor of Cape Coast, now claw_ tively ratified by the Imperi a l Government, a nd, meantime, the Governor was authorised to inauf rate those operations which, on the arrival of t h e reinforcements, it was hoped he might be able t? bring to a speedy and successful conclusion. Al force of about 400 men was accordingly despatch ed the interior, and a depot, which was to furn ish the base of future operations, was established c los e to the Ashantee frontier. A considerable tune , however, elapsed before the reinforcements from the West Indies arrived; and when they at length reached Cape Coast Castle the rainy season 11a ' begun, and the prosecution of offensive operations was rendered impossible. Then commenced wh at must unquestionably be admitted to have been a series of disasters. Little preparation had b een made for the reception or the accommodation of the newly-arrived troops at the settlement, mainly be' cause it had been in contemplation to despatch til i e l n d forthwith to the interior, an d, arr i v i ng as they ui at the most unhealthy season o f t h e y ear , large nnta,,, bars died, and many more were p ros t ra t e d by sir' ness. Of the force which had been sent to the frees tier within a few weeks one half had died or been placed hors tic combat; out of 19 officers four alone being left fit for service. Such was the state of thing' brought under thenotice of Parliament in the coarl of last month, and on the facts which it disclose(' Sir John Hay framed the motion which he sub mated to the House of Commons last evening. i t i s her Majesty's Government had al re ady resolve d on putting an end to hostilities commenced so inauspiciously, and had despatched instruction s to that _ffect to the Governor of Cape Coast Castle, the only issue raised by Sir John BO ° motion was whether the Government were deservin g of blame for the deplorable r e su lt s o f th e expo'!" tion. Into the discrepancies between Sir John HO statement and that of the Marquis of Hartingtoe it is not perhaps very material to inquire, at least so far as they concern th e p o li c y w hi c h, i n the fi rs t instance, dictated offensive operations against the King of Ashantee. But it is undoubtedly of lm" portance to consider whether, when hostilities We re resolved upon, the Government took proper Wea; sures to preserve the health of the t roo p s e mploye' in Inch a dangerous service, and that they did no t adopt such measures constituted the gist of th e charges advanced against them. The exculpat l °. ° of the Government was based on the fact that, 1 ° truth, every possible precaution had been taken, t° secure the welfare of the troops, but that, owlet; to a series of unlucky accidents, those precautiol? were frustrated, and the men fell victims to a cli' mate at all times notoriously pestilential. In the first place, the transport conveying the re inforce ' ments from the West Indies was d e l a y e d, and d i d not reach the settlement until the 9th April, instead of two or three weeks sooner, whilst on the other hand the rainy season, instead of beginning as it . usuelly does in May, set in this y ear i n the middle of March. To complicate matters further, an eV:, demic of small-pox broke out in th e co l on y a A u !" time previous to the arrival of the troops, and 1 ° consequence buildings which might otherwise have been appropriated to their use were rendered unto" habitable, and they were consequently obliged to encamp under canvass. With respect to the charge that the troops were badly provisioned and insuffi ciently provided with medical officers, the Under Secretary for War showed that rations of fresh meat were served to the men each alternate day, that no complaints had at any time been made by the officers in command of insufficiency in the supplies of pro visions or of medical stores, and that, though the entire force in the settlement never exceeded four teen hundred me , ,, the medical staff attached to it had always numbered, at least, six officers. The concurrent testimony of the principal officials en gaged in the conduct of the expedition equally tended to acquit the Home Government of blame in neglecting to provide for the wants of the troops. It was, as we have already observed, a question, not of sympathy, but of fact, which the House of Commons was called upon to decide, and in the pre sence of the evidence adduced by the Government it would have been much to be regretted if it had arrived at a different conclusion from that which the country is left to gather from the vote of last night. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-FRIDAY. There was a very poor attendance to-day of the town and country trade, but an improved feeling in the market. Wheat realised an advance of ld per cental on the week . ; Flour unchanged. Oats and oatmeal are both dull, and no change in price. Indian corn 3d per qr dearer on th e week. Beane meta fair demand at full rates. Barley and peas scarce. STAITFORD-FRIDAY. White wheat, 40s to 44s ; red, 38s to 40s per 3.6 stone. Barley, malting, 32s to 34s ; grinding, 26s to 28s per c l r _: Oats, 18s to 22s per 24 atone. Beans, old, 34s to 36s Pe: qr. ; new, 36s to —s. LINCOI , N—FRIDAY. White wheat new, 40s:to 43s i Barley, grinding.. 27s to 308 Red do. 37s to 40s 1 Oats, old, . 2ss to 299 Old white —s to s ) New.do 19s to 239 Red do sto s .13 f eans.. 38s to 410 Barley, malting 3 28 t o 34 s 1 Lleans, new 34s to 360 WAKEFIELD—YRIDAY. The wheat trade was firm to-day, but only a retail bug' ness doing, higher prices being asket.l. Beans and oats lt" ther dearer. Averages for the weeZ Wheat 1,190 qrs., at.. ... ... 40s 4d Rye — .. —s Od 8ar1ey......• • • , 127 .. 24 s 5d Oats 7 .. 218. Od Beans 5O .. 32s 72d Peas ... 25 CORK—THURSDAY. The following were the quotati ons thi s morn i ng :---11e,a wheat, 8s Od to 8s 10d; white, 8s Od t o 9 s 8d , barleh ld to Os Od ; oats, 6s 4d to 6s 7d ; black do., a s 6d to 153 Bd. BRISTOL SUGAR—FRIDAY. There has been a good demand this week for all kinds °f sugar, and a large business has been done at very full rates. Refiners' produce sells steadily at late rates, for ruin is liited, and but little doing. Zhe deman d m Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and liabilities without publicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, solicitors of the Court of Bankruptcy. Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offi ces .... (established 1830), 12, Hatton-garden. City branch-6. Moor, Vte-street, Bank.—ADVT. Births. BARTON.—On the 12th inst., at Pembroke Dock, the wife o f Captain Montagu Barton, 85th Regt., o f a son. DRUMMOND.—On May 4, at Nainee Tal, tha Hon. Aire , Robert Drummond, of a son. MILLS.— On the 17th inst., at West Croydon, the wife of Edwin Mills. Esq,, of a son. WELLS.—On the 16th inst., Mrs. Spencer Wells, 3, Upper Grosvenor-street, of a daughter. Marriages. GREY—HYDE.—On the 14th inst,, at St. Mary's, Witneit Oxfordshire, Henry Grey, Esq., of 19, Water -lane, Tower-street, city, to Mary, second daughter of Edward Hyde, Esq. LE GRICE—ELERS.—On the 16th inst., at Holy Trion'', Weatbourne-terrace, Charles D. N., only son of P. D. L e Grice, Esq., of Trereife, High Sheriff of the county, to. Laura, youngest daughter of George Ellers, Esq., " Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park, Deaths. FURLONGER.—On the 16th inst., Louisa, the youngest and last surviving daughter of C. J. Furlonger, Esq ., of Esszx Villits, - Campden-hill, late of Richmond, Surror- Goirrint.—On the 14th inst., at Havant, Hants, Philip Griffith, Esq., aged 86. HAWKINS.—On the 14th inst., at Overton Rectory, Hants, suddenly, the Rev, Charles James Hawkins, ALAI, aged 55. JARvis.--On the 14th inst., at his residence, Mon trose House, Homerton, Middlesex. James Sanford Jarvis, Esq., aged 48. WESTON.—On the 15th inst., at his residence, Thorpe' next-Norwich, Charles Weston, Esq., aged 88 . WoooswoßTH.—On the 17th April last, at Hong Song, George, eldest son of C. F. F. IN ordsworth, Esq., Q.C., of the Inner Temple. --- London : Pwed d Prtdished by WILLIAM ANDREWS ot No. r l i l2, St a ra n nd, Printer, at THE Sun Office No. 112 ! Strand, n the Precinct of the lave'', n the County of AllidiPsex —Saturday, June 18, larl.